Unit 17 A卷
一、单项填空
1．What did they ______out of the reading room?
A．forbid to be taken B．forbid taking
C．forbid being taken
D．forbid take
2．Your article must be sent by e-mail ______it can meet the deadline.
A．or elseB．so thatC．in caseD．for fear
3．You can hardly imagine the difficulty the woman had ______ her children.
A．brought up
B．to bring up
C．bringing up
D．to have brought up
4．If travel books are good，they will，______their specific information，give an extra introduction.
A．in response to
B．in addition to
C．on account of
D．in favour of
5．(2012合肥一中高三月考)The middle-aged man said he would accept the job，so we have asked him to ______ his acceptance in writing.
A．confirm
B．convey
C．convince
D．consider
6．I don’t mind ______the decision as long as it is not too late.
A．you to delay making
B．your delaying making
C．your delaying to make
D．you delay to make
7．Since many insects have already become ______ to DDT，scientists have to look for some new insecticide.
A．active
B．resistant
C．preferred
D．tough
8．The US government threatened that it would ______all its investment from the country if the country didn’t reduce the Customs duties.
A．take
B．move
C．withdraw
D．draw
9．I like the goods of that store，but the pushy salesgirls there ______.
A．turn me down
B．turn me off
C．take me off
D．cut me off
10．It is believed that if a report is ______，it will certainly______ the readers of the paper.
A．astonished；astonished
B．astonished；astonish
C．astonishing；astonish
D．astonish；astonish
11．His long service with the company was ______ with a present.
A．admitted
B．acknowledged
C．attributed
D．accepted
12．______what his parents think，he is leaving home for a new job in Shenzhen.
A．Instead of
B．In terms of
C．Lack of
D．Regardless of
13．You must be ______.You mustn’t take any unnecessary risks until you are quite sure.
A．brave
B．thoughtful
C．considerate
D．cautious
14．A survey was carried out on the death rate of new-born babies in that region，______were surprising.
A．the results of which
B．the results of it
C．which results
D．as results
15．Yao Ming set up his Myspace page where he could ______ his fans.
A．argue with
B．respond to
C．react to
D．run into
二、完形填空
“Where’s the light？”My dad used to ask me that when I was little.It’s one of those questions that parents use to find out how__1__their young children are.__2__he asked me，I pointed at him.
My dad，a good provider and guide，has always__3__with us the value of living an honest life.His father died when he was very young.To__4__ends meet，his mother went about town and took jobs in various households.My dad found himself alone and felt__5__—lacking love，short of family happiness.
My father is a self-made(自力更生的)man.Many hurdles(障碍)lay in his path，but his __6__of a better life kept him__7__.At 14，he began taking part-time jobs to __8__himself.In spite of the demands on his __9__，the graduated from high school at the top of his class.
Dad loved reading，and always looked for opportunities to __10__himself.One day，when he was sitting under a tree__11__in a book，a kind-hearted man saw him and asked him why he wasn’t in school.Dad replied that he had no money for college.The man saw his __12__to study，and recommended him to Baguio College as a working student.__13__this man，Dad got his Bachelor of Arts degree，then went on to study law and become a successful lawyer.He even wrote a widely read book on __14__.
Looking at my father now，I can see he is by__15__a hard-working man，__16__his energy into his career but without__17__his family.When I was at school he never__18__to attend parent-teacher meetings or come to singing contests that I took part in.He put me and my brother through college and__19__us in our chosen careers.He gives us encouragement and tells us that education is the key to achieving any goal.
Like a light，he__20__with dignity，guiding me to success.
1．A.naughty B．brave
C．curious
D．smart
2．A.Whatever
B．Whoever
C．Whenever
D．However
3．A.shared
B．combined
C．agreed
D．supplied
4．A.cause
B．make
C．help
D．produce
5．A.innocent
B．puzzled
C．neglected
D．separated
6．A.problem
B．memory
C．dream
D．change
7．A.hesitating
B．going
C．wandering D．disturbing
8．A.save
B．support
C．challenge
D．encourage
9．A.time
B．taste
C．experience
D．background
10．A.educate
B． express
C．perform
D．content
11．A.focused
B．devoted
C．absorbed
D．concentrated
12．A.desire
B．purpose
C．rule
D．ability
13．A.According to
B．But for
C．Thanks to
D．As with
14．A.culture
B．law
C．history
D．agriculture
15．A.accident
B．nature
C．hope
D．profession
16．A.pouring
B．casting
C．engaging
D．contributing
17．A.caring
B．managing
C．minding
D．forgetting
18．A.claimed
B．intended
C．failed
D．tried
19．A.criticized
B．judged
C．commented
D．guided
20．A.values
B．flows
C．burns
D．shines
三、阅读理解
(2012合肥检测)Homebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices going up，up，and up.“How high can they go？”is the question on everyone’s lips.“As long as interest rates stay around 5 percent，nothing might be able to prevent housing prices going up，”said one house seller in Santa Monica，California.
“It’s crazy，”said Tim，who is looking for a house near the beach.“In 1993，I bought my first place，a two-bedroom flat in Venice，for $70,000.My friends thought then that I was overpaying.Five
years later，I had to move.I sold it for $230,000，which was a nice profit.Last year，while visiting friends here，I saw in the local paper that the exact same flat was for sale for $510,000 ！”
It is a seller’s market.Homebuyers feel like they have to offer at least 10 percent more than the asking price.Donna，a new owner of a one-bedroom flat on Venice Beach，said，“That’s what I did.I told the owner that whatever anyone offers you，I’ll give you$20,000 more under the table，so you don’t have to pay your house seller any of it.I was tired of negotiating with the house sellers.”
Tim says he hopes he doesn’t get that desperate.“Whether you decide to buy or not，you still feel like you made the wrong decision.If you buy，you feel like you overpaid.If you don’t buy，you want to kick yourself for passing up a great opportunity.”
Everyone says the bubble(气泡)has to burst sometime，but everyone hopes it will burst the day after they sell their house.Even government officials have no idea what the future will bring.“All we can say is that，clearly，these things go in regular cycles，”said the state director of housing.“What goes up must come down.But，as we all know，housing prices always stay up a little higher than they go down(被接受)．So you can’t lose over the long run.Twenty years down the road，your house is always worth more than you paid for it.”
1．If Tim had sold his flat last year，he could have earned ______.
A．$510,000 B．$440,000
C．$280,000
D．$160,000
2．Donna paid another $20,000 to the owner secretly because ______.
A．she felt like offering 10% more
B．secret money made low price
C．the owner asked for the money
D．she was bored with bargaining
3．We can infer from Tim’s words in Paragraph 4 that ______.
A．homebuyers feel hesitate facing rising house prices
B．buying a house is always a great opportunity
C．home buyers never make the right decision
D．both sellers and buyers become desperate
4．Which of the following is TRUE about the housing bubble?
A．It is something everyone hates to see.
B．Only experts know when it will burst.
C．It is unavoidable in the regular circles.
D．It usually stays for about twenty years.
课时作业(三十三)
Unit 17 A卷
一、单项填空
1．解析：句意：他们禁止带什么出阅览室呢？forbid sb./sth.to do 禁止……做……，且what 与take 之间是被动关系。
答案：A
2．解析：句意：为了赶上截稿日期，你的文章必须通过电子邮件的方式发送。or else否则；so that引导目的状语从句；in case以防；for fear唯恐，以免。
答案：B
3．解析：句意：你简直无法想象这名妇女抚养孩子所遇到的困难。the woman had...是定语从句修饰先行词the difficulty，这里涉及的句型是have difficulty(in)doing sth.。
答案：C
5．解析：考查动词意义辨析。confirm“确定”；convey“传达，表达”；convince“使相信”；consider“考虑，认为”。句意：那个中年男子说他愿意接受这份工作，所以我们已请他用书面形式确定他接受这份工作。
答案：A
6．解析：考查动词用法。mind 后跟“doing”形式作宾语；delay 也跟“doing”形式作宾语。
答案：B
7．解析：句意：因为很多昆虫已对农药DDT有了抵抗力，科学家得探寻新的杀虫剂。active活跃的；preferred偏爱的；tough坚硬的。
答案：B
8．解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：美国政府威胁说如果那个国家不降低关税，它就将撤回在那个国家的全部投资。withdraw“撤走；撤回；收回”符合题意。其余三项均无方向性，缺back一词。
答案：C
9．解析：句意：我喜欢那家商店的货物，但是那儿的促销女孩令我反感。由语境可知只有turn me off符合。
答案：B
10．解析：第一个空需要一个形容词作is的表语，a report作主语应该填astonishing；第二个空需要一个动词，在will之后应该用动词原形。
答案：C
11．解析：此处应为“被给予礼物作为答谢”。acknowledge“答谢”。
答案：B
12．解析：由句意可知，此处应为“不管父母怎样想，……”，regardless of不顾，不管，符合句意。
答案：D
13．解析：句意：你必须谨慎，在没有把握之前不能冒不必要的危险。brave勇敢；thoughtful深思的，体谅的；considerate 体贴的，关心的；cautious小心的，谨慎的。
答案：D
14．解析：句意：在那个地区进行了一次关于初生婴儿死亡率的调查，调查结果令人吃惊。从句子结构分析，不难看出逗号后的句子为定语从句。再根据the result与survey的关系，survey应是result的定语，即the result of survey，用关系代词which指代survey。
答案：A
二、完形填空
解题导语：“灯在哪儿呢？”“我”小时候父亲常问“我”这一问题。其实父亲的人生轨迹就像一盏明灯指引着“我”前面的路。父亲有不幸的童年——他的父亲早亡，母亲因为谋生几乎无暇去关注他，让他倍觉凄凉！但爸爸没有因此沉沦下去，他从未放弃接受教育的机会——一直坚持自学。在一位好心人的引荐下，他在一所大学半工半读终于完成了学业，最终成为一位成功的律师。爸爸是一个爱家的人，他在极力带给“我们”家庭的温暖，不想让“我们”重复他童年的不幸。
1．解析：这是家长用来检验孩子的智力状况的问题之一。
答案：D
2．解析：不论父亲什么时候问“我”这个问题，“我”都会用手指着他。
答案：C
3．解析：share分享。这里是说父亲作为一个养家的人和一个生活的导师，经常教导“我们”老老实实地过日子很重要。
答案：A
4．解析：to make ends meet习语，使收支相抵，量入为出。这里指养家糊口。
答案：B
5．解析：从上文his mother went about town and took jobs in various households和下文lacking love，short of family happiness可知，父亲从小少人照顾，缺乏亲情。feel neglected感觉未被忽视；感觉受了冷落。innocent无辜的；清白的；天真的；puzzled糊涂的；迷惑的；separated分开的；不在一起生活的。
答案：C
6．解析：尽管如此，改变生活现状的梦想让父亲不断地前进。
答案：C
7．解析：参见上题解析。hesitate踌躇；犹豫；wander徘徊；溜达；disturb打搅；妨碍；使不安。
答案：B
8．解析：14岁父亲就打零工养活自己。support供养；save挽救；节约；积攒；challenge向……挑战；encourage鼓励；激励。
答案：B
9．解析：尽管他的时间很紧张，他仍然以班里最好的成绩完成了高中学业。demands(尤指困难、使人劳累、令人烦恼等的)要求。如：The job makes great demands on my time.这项工作需要我花大量的时间。
答案：A
10．解析：下文提到的是父亲刻苦自学和受好心人举荐完成大学学业的事情。educate oneself自学，自修。
答案：A
11．解析：absorbed in sth./doing sth.全神贯注于……。focused和介词on连用；devoted和to连用；concentrated和on连用。
答案：C
12．解析：从上文可以看出父亲非常热爱学习，所以此处选desire欲望；要求。句意：此人看到父亲学习的欲望，于是推荐他到Baguio大学半工半读。
答案：A
13．解析：多亏了这位好心人，父亲读完大学拿到文科学士学位。然后继续学习法律成为一名成功的律师。
答案：C
14．解析：父亲是律师，写的自然是法律方面的书。
答案：B
15．解析：从父亲幼年开始打零工养活自己，半工半读完成大学教育可以看出，父亲先天就是一位勤奋的人。by nature天生地；生性。
答案：B
16．解析：pour...into...把……大量投入到……。这里是指父亲把大量精力用在事业上。
答案：A
17．解析：下文是父亲关注家庭、关心孩子的具体表现，父亲在关心他的事业的时候并未忘记关心家人。
答案：C
18．解析：fail to do sth.未做某事。句意：我上学时父亲从未忘记参加家长会，也未曾忘记参加有我参与的歌咏比赛。
答案：C
19．解析：从第二段My dad，a good provider and guide，可知此处选D项合理。父亲指导“我们”选择职业。
答案：D
20．解析：shine照耀。父亲就像一盏明灯，发出尊严的光芒，指引“我”走向成功。
答案：D
三、阅读理解
解题导语：房价成为人们讨论的热点话题。房价的不断上涨造成了购房者的买房困难。文章讲述了几位购房者的亲身体会，并探讨了未来房价的趋势。
1．解析：推理判断题。根据第二段可知，Tim买公寓时花了70 000美元，再结合第二段最后一句，去年同样的公寓卖510 000美元，由此可知，他要是去年卖房子的话，便可以赚444 000美元(即510 000美元中扣除买房用去的70 000美元)。
答案：B
2．解析：细节理解题。由第三段最后一句话可知，Donna厌倦了和售房人讨价还价，因此私下里多给房主20 000美元，以便一下子将房子买下来。
答案：D
4．解析：细节理解题。由第五段第三句话可知，房地产泡沫在其发展过程中是不可避免的。
答案：C